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Do you salute during ruffles and flourishes?
Salutes are required when you’re in uniform. The salute is also required during situations outdoors when the US flag is honored and during the playing of “Ruffles and Flourishes” when specific individuals are being honored. General Rules. Salutes are rendered as a courtesy.
How are militaries organized?
The usual Army structure is battalion, brigade, division. Battalions that are organized into regiments are the exception. An example of this exception would be cavalry regiments. Cavalry is unique in that battalions are called “squadrons” and companies are called “troops.”
Do US soldiers salute foreign officers?
All military enlisted personnel in uniform are required to salute when they meet and recognize a commissioned or warrant officer, except when it is inappropriate or impractical (for example, if you’re carrying something using both hands). A salute also is rendered: To officers of friendly foreign countries.
Is the United States military military civilian controlled?
The U.S. military is civilian controlled, and the ultimate authority is the President of the United States, who serves as the Armed Forces’ Commander in Chief, in a civilian rather than a military capacity.
Is the use of military force legal as a last resort?
In the extraordinarily rare circumstance where a domestic threat rises to the level of an armed conflict, it is possible that the use of military force could be lawful as a last resort. But our constitutional guarantees are not displaced even in such a situation.
Should American military force be used on American soil?
American military force should not be used on American soil except in instance of an invasion of the United States by a foreign power. Further, barring exceptional circumstances that would put large numbers of Americans at risk, American military force should not be used against American citizens.
Are our constitutional guarantees displaced when we use military force?
But our constitutional guarantees are not displaced even in such a situation. Any use of military force within the United States—including the detention of foreign and U.S. nationals—remains subject to the Constitution’s guarantees of civil liberties, including the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.